River Dove – Wolfscote Dale
Wolfscote Dale is a cracking three-mile club stretch on the River Dove, tucked into the Peak District’s limestone-dale scenery. It’s a members-only wild trout and grayling water, run by Derbyshire County Angling Club.
Run by Derbyshire County Angling Club · checked 10 Oct 2026
River Dove
River Dove – Wolfscote Dale
River level
Measured — Environment Agency
Izaak Walton gauge
Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.
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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready
The lowdown
- This is proper scenic river fishing, with the Dove running through the limestone landscape of Wolfscote Dale.
- The club lists the venue as trout fishing, with brown trout and grayling the named quarry.
- It’s a wild fishery rather than a stocked put-and-take setup. That gives the place a properly natural feel.
- The fishing is on roughly three miles of river, reached from the Hartington and Wolfscote Dale area rather than an urban riverside.
- The Dove forms the county boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire around here, adding to the remote Peak District character.
- The club says the river was made famous by Izaak Walton, so there’s a fair bit of angling history attached to the water.
- This is principally fly-fishing habitat for trout and grayling. Keep things light and neat around a wild river venue.
- The club simply lists the season as the river season. The current membership season runs from 1 April to 31 March.
- Wolfscote is members-only. Full membership gives access to all club waters, with the club sending access details and guidance after joining.
- There’s no published public day-ticket price for this stretch, and the club’s separate day-membership option doesn’t list Wolfscote specifically.
Methods: This is principally a fly-fishing venue for brown trout and grayling. Approach it as a wild river fishery rather than a stocked put-and-take water.
Access & tickets
Full club membership
Provides access to all Derbyshire County Angling Club waters. Current season runs from 1 April to 31 March.
£370 for the current season (as listed 10 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Joining fee
Normally applies to full membership. Waived for members' immediate family and applicants aged 18 to 22.
£380 (as listed 10 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Public day ticket
No public day-ticket price is published for Wolfscote. The separate day-membership option does not list this stretch specifically.
Join Derbyshire County Angling Club for coarse membership access, or check Catch for day-ticket availability and the current price. The £105 coarse ticket includes the night permit, while the £85 annual coarse ticket is valid for 12 months from purchase.
Fish the club names
trout, tench
Key rules
- Members only.
- Fishing is available during the river season.
- The current club season runs from 1 April to 31 March.
- The water is managed as a wild fishery rather than a stocked put-and-take fishery.
- Wolfscote is classified by the club as trout fishing.
- Full membership provides access to all club waters.
Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.
GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fishWhere it is
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
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